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C. W. HANSON.

TARGET APPARATUS.

APPI ICATION FILED FEB. I3. 19!.9.

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TARGET APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13. 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed February 13, 1919. Serial No. 276,725.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL W. HANsoN, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Coaticook, -Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Target Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to shooting galleries and. more particularly to a, target apparatus for registering the impact of bul lets fired from a rifle by a marksman. All object of the present invention is to provide an electrically operated indicator which will register the impact of the bullet fired at the target so as to register the accuracy of the marksman.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter appear as the description continues, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been shown a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details herein exhibited, but the right is hereby reserved to any changes, alterations or modifications to which 1 recourse may be had that come within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing the efficiency of the same.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatical perspective view of the apparatus when installed in a shooting gallery;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatical view of the electric system used in connectionwith the.

target;

Fig. 3 is a detail section View of the support and of the movable sections of the target; a

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the same;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the supporting brackets;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view through one of the guide bars.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein like and any lateral swingin corresponding parts are designated by s1milar reference characters throughout the several views.

In Fig. 1 I have diagrammatically illustrated a shooting gallery containing the proposed invention. At one end of the gallery there is raised a suitable support 1 carried on a back plate 2. This back plate has mounted thereupon a target 3 comprising a plurality of movable sections. Arranged within the opposite end of the gallery 1s a suitable counter or support 4 for supporting the guns or rifles 5. The marksman is to stand in front of this counter 4 and fire at the target 3. When the bullet fired from the rifle strikes one of the movable sections of the target the exact sec tion that moved will cause a light to appear on the miniature target or registering device 6 which is arranged in close proximity to the counter 4. The lines of this miniature target 6 are arranged in an electrical circuit and the wires included in this electrical circuit so as to break the circuit after the bullet impact has been registered upon the miniature target 6.

The target 3 may consist of as many movable sections 10 as desired, but for the sake of illustration in the drawings I have only illustrated a target being provided with 8 movable sections. Each movable section comprises a plate 10 having screwed to the rear band thereof a bracket 11' and the long arm of this bracket extends through the opening 12 formed within the support or rear plate 2 of the'target support. Connectedto this long arm of the bracket 11 is a swinging bar 13 and the opposite end of this bar 13 extends through the opening 14 formed within a bracket 15 which is screwed to the plate 2 and is this bracket as at" 16. Arranged on each side and adjacent the swinging end of the bar 13 are a pair of bolts 17 which are supported by a projecting bracket from the plate 2. Eccentrically mounted upon these bolts 17 is a sleeve 18 and these sleeves 18 are set on each side of the bar 13 so as to form a 'guide therefor, thereby preventing of the free end of the bar 13 so that the p ates 10 will swing back into their normal position after once being pivotally connected to moved. Extending through the opening 19 of the bracket 15 is a leaf spring 20 having one end thereof resting against the bar 13 so as to normally hold the bar 13 and the plates 10 carried thereby in the position as bettershown in full lines in Fig. 3. An adjusting screw 21 is also supported within the bracket 15 and is connected to the spring 20 so that the tension of the spring may be adjusted as desired. A similar adjusting screw 22 is also supported upon the bracket 15 and has connected there to a spring contact member 23 which contact member extends to the opening 24 formed within the bracket-15 and projects within the path of travel of the bar 13. The outer face of this bar 13 is provided with a suitable contact plate 25 which is adapted to contact with the member 23 when completthe electrical circuit which will be later described. This plate 25 may be grounded with the support 2 and the spring contact member 23 may have connected thereto a wire 26 which is included in theelectrical circuit and in which the round connected with the late 2 is also inc uded.

The wires 26 lead to a terminal box 27 and from this terminal box 27 they each are electrically connected with a battery 28. The return wire 29 of each electrical circuit also extends to the terminal box 27 and is grounded as at 30. Each swinging plate or section 10 being supported upon an arm .13'

and each arm is therefore adapted to contact with the contact member 23 so as to complots the electrical circuit in which that swinging arm is included. Therefore an electrical translating member 26 is connected to each contact member 23 and a return wire 29' is provided for each swinging section and these return wires 29 are grounded with the plate 2 as is diagrammatically rep resented at 30. v

The indicator target or. recording apparatus comprises a suitable plate or support being divided into sections and each section having a lamp 31 supported therein which are to correspond with the movable plates 10. A supply wire 32 leads to each of the lamps 31 and these supply wires 32 are connected to the battery 28. A return wire 33 is also electrically connected to each lamp 31 and these return wires 33 are electrically connected to the respective return wires 29. Branching from each wire 32 is a lead wire 34 in which is arranged a relay 35 and leading from this relay 35 is a branch wire 36 which is electrically. connected to the wire 29. Each wire 26 has a switch 9 arranged therein and an armature 37. This armature 37 is adapted to contact with the relay 35 and a contact indicated by the numeral 38. This armature 37 is normally held out of contact with the relay 35 by means of a light coil spring 39. The contact 38 is connected olds normally retained out of contact with the springs 41 by means ofthe coil springs 43.

From the foregoing it would 'be apparent that when the marksman fires at the target the bullet will strike one of the sections 10 and the impact of the bullet will cause that section to move where it will assume the position as shown in dot-ted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing. hen that particular section of the target has moved the bar 13 which supports the same will carry the plate 25 into contact with the member 23, thereby completing the circuit and causing one of the lamps 31 to become illuminated which represents that particular section of the target. When the circuit has been thus closed the current will pass through the relay 35 so as to cause the armature 37 to be attracted thereto. When the armature 37 has been attracted to the relay 35 the current will flow through the switch 9 and the contact 33 whereby the circuit will be retained closed. The leaf spring20 will immediately after the bullet has hit the plate 10 cause this plate to assume its normal position as better shown in full lines in Fig. 3 or the drawings, thereby severing the contact memhere 23 and 25. When these contact members 23 and 25 have been separated the current will still flow from the battery 28 through that particular lamp 31 and return,

through the wire 33, contact 38, armature 37, switch 9, and then back to the battery. Therefore the indicating lamp will remain lighted so that the marksman may ascertain the exact section 10 hit by the bullet. After the marksman has noted the registration of his hit he puts out the particular lamp which has been registered by moving the switch 9 which is included in circuit with that particular lamp, thereby breaking the circuit and again presenting the apparatus for use. When the plunger 42 of the switch 9 has been moved so as to strike against the contact member 41 the circuit will be broken whereby the relay 35 will be deenergized and the armature 37 caused to assume its normal position as the coil spring 39 is constant-ly exerting a light pull upon the armature 37.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v i

1. In a target apparatus the combination of a target comprising movable parts, an electrical circuit, a registering device having lamps arranged therein included in said electrical; circuit, a switch carried by each movable section and included in said electrical circuit, a relay included in said electrical circuit, an armature included in said electrical circuit and adapted to be attracted by said relay, a branch circuit adapted to be electrically connected with said armature after it has been attracted by said relay, and a mechanical switch included in said electrical circuit whereby the circuit may be broken 1for disengaging said armature with said reays.

2. In a target apparatus of the. character described comprising a support, a plurality of movable sections, arms mounted upon said support and connected to said movable sections, and leaf springs resting upon said arms substantially as and for the purpose specified.

said arm,

. 3. In a target of the character described comprising a support and a bracket mounted upon said support, an arm pivotally mounted within said bracket,movable plate sections, a bracket carried by each movable plate section and extending through said support, said bracket carried by each movable plate section being rigidly connected to guide members eccentrically mounted upon said support and arranged on each side of said arm, and a leaf spring resting against said arm substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CARL WALTER HANSON. Witnesses:

G. A. NORMANDIN, P. V. DUROCHZER. 

